The Tomb Spider attacked Dargoth with its bite. The monster dealt 18 damage but the fighter was able to resist the venom.

Clint fired an arrow at the spider. The shot missed. Dargoth Power Attacked the monster with his magic flail. The blow landed but not to full effect. The fighter dealt 9 damage to the spider. Kirlic fired two more arrow using Rapid Shot. The both shots missed the target.

Banjo cast Scorching Ray spell. The spell hit the spider and dealt 18 damage. Leera stood back and continued her bard song granting the group a bonus to their combat prowess. Thurstan side stepped again and poked at the monster with his magic rapier. His attack missed. Thurstan’s wolf attacked with its bite but could not strike its target.

The Tomb Spider attacked Dargoth with its bite. The monster dealt 16 damage but the fighter was able to resist the venom.

Clint fired an arrow at the spider. The shot hit and this time penetrated the spider’s defense dealing 3 damage. Dargoth Power Attacked the monster with his magic flail. The blow landed but not to full effect. The fighter dealt 11 damage to the spider. Kirlic fired two more arrow using Rapid Shot. The first missed and the second hit for 6 damage. He too had difficulty penetrating the spider’s carapace.

Banjo cast Scorching Ray spell. The spell was off target and missed the spider. Leera stood back and continued her bard song granting the group a bonus to their combat prowess. Thurstan stepped to the spider’s side and poked the monster with his magic rapier. The blow landed but was deflected. It dealt only 3 damage. Thurstan’s wolf attacked with its bite but missed the spider.

The Tomb Spider attacked Dargoth with its bite. The monster dealt 14 damage but the fighter was able to resist the venom. The spider stepped back covering one flank with a wall.

Clint fired an arrow at the spider. The shot hit but the arrow was not able to penetrate the spider’s shell. Dargoth stepped forward and Power Attacked the monster with his magic flail. The blow landed but not to full effect. The fighter dealt 13 damage to the spider. Kirlic fired two more arrow using Rapid Shot. The first missed and the second hit for 3 damage. He too had difficulty penetrating the spider’s carapace.

Banjo cast another Magic Missile spell. The spell dealt 6 damage to the spider. Leera stood back and continued her bard song granting the group a bonus to their combat prowess. Thurstan stepped forward and stabbed the monster with his magic rapier. The blow landed but was deflected by the spider’s shell dealing only 6 damage. Thurstan’s wolf maneuvered to attack but missed the spider with its bite.

The Tomb Spider attacked Kirlic with a poisoned bite. The elf took 10 damage from the bite and an additional 4 damage from the poison.

Clint 5 foot-stepped to the northeast and fired his bow at the spider. The rogue narrowly missed his target. Dargoth stepped forward and power attacked with his magic flail. The fighter hit but his attack did not do full damage. The blow still inflicted 12 damage. Kirlic stepped backward and fired two arrows with his Rapid Shot. The first arrow struck a vulnerable spot for 16 damage and the second hit for 6 damage. Neither shot did full damage.

Banjo moved to the north of the room and cast a Magic Missile spell at the spider. The missiles struck dealing 4 damage. Leera started to sing to Inspire Courage. Thurstan closed with the spider to attack it but had to move too far to effectively attack. His wolf moved in to bite the spider. Thanks to the bard song the attack hit but only dealt 1 damage.

Clint examined the burning remains of the mummy. The husk appeared to be little more than a host for the spider swarm to reside within. Dargoth moved closer to the empty sarcophagi so that he could better examine them. “Does anyone want to examine the stairs?” the fighter asked as he neared the object of his curiosity. Clint cautioned the fighter about doing anything rash. "Easy friend... let’s make sure this is stamped out, and bind our wounds a moment..."

Kirlic switched back to his bow and move to the southeast to better examine the statue. He notices that it depicts a regal figure but one that is shackled hand and foot to his throne.

Banjo and Leera enter the room. The sorcerer continued concentration on his Detect Magic spell but still did not find any telling auras.

Thurstan moved into the room and Channeled Positive Energy, healing Clint 10 damage and his wolf and Dargoth to full. Thurstan’s wolf sat and worked on getting spider carapace out of its teeth.

“Here comes more trouble and it is not my fault!” cried Dargoth as a spider as large as a horse rose up on spindly legs while breaking through the curtain of webs high upon the southern wall. It climbed down the web to the floor next to Kirlic, prepared to attack. As it moved, pieces of gray chitin flaked off.

Clint shouldered his bow and took a crowbar out of his pack. The rogue stepped closer, ready incase the spider swarm headed his way. Dargoth Power Attacked the swarm with his magic flail. The fighter dealt 18 damage with his mighty swing. Kirlic moved back toward the dor and swung his blade at the spiders. The blow landed but only dealt 5 damage.

Banjo Cast a Detect Magic Spell and began scanning the room ahead. The sorcerer did not detect any unexpected magic. The Brood Swarm moved toward and onto Thurstan’s Wolf and Clint. Each was dealt 3 damage and managed not to lose focus of be poisoned. The wolf bit at the bugs dealing 6 damage. Clint smashed the arachnids with his crowbar for 5 damage.

Leera continued her performance and continued to inspire the group. Thurstan’s oil dealt 3 additional damage before flickering out. The cleric prepared an threw another flaming oil but the projectile failed to break. Thurstan’s wolf continued to bite the spiders dealing 7 damage more which caused the swarm to disperse.

Clint tumbled through the mummy’s space and moved far enough back to take a shot safely. The elf hit with his longbow dealing 4 damage. The Mummy turned its eye toward Dargoth. It stepped forward and swung a mighty blow with its arms. The attack missed the fighter. Dargoth ignored the mummy and continued to smash the swarm of spiders with his flail. The fighter’s efforts paid off as he dealt 13 damage and caused the swarm to disperse.

Kirlic changed weapons to his Elven Curve Blade as he stepped forward and attacked the mummy. The fighter missed the monster. Banjo cast another Scorching Ray at the mummy, hitting for 19 damage. The monster fell to the ground but a new swarm of spiders burst from its corpse.

Leera continued to sing to support the group’s efforts. Thurstan prepared and threw another burning flask of oil into the far corner of the swarm. The missile hit and started to burn causing 3 damage to the mass of spiders. Thurstan’s wolf tentatively bit at the swarm but was not able to mount an effective attack.

Clint stepped forward into the room and fired a magic flaming arrow at the Web Mummy. The shot hit the monster for 15 damage. The mummy moved forward and attacked the rogue with an overhead slam. The attack dealt 12 damage to the elf.

Dargoth moved forward and attacked the spider Brood Swarm with his magic flail. The attack smashed the swarm for 14 damage. The swarm surged forward covering Dargoth and Clint. Dargoth managed another swing with his flail hitting for another 13 damage. The swarm bit Clint for 2 damage and Dargoth for 4 damage.

Kirlic entered the room and maneuvered to the left. The fighter fired his bow at the mummy but the shot missed. Banjo also targeted the mummy with a Scorching Ray. The spell hit dealing 21 damage. Leera began her Bard Song inspiring courage in the party.

Thurstan prepared and lit an oil flask and targeted the Brood Swarm. The missile hit the swarm catching it on fire for 4 damage and slashed both Clint and Dargoth for 1 damage each. Thurstan’s wolf maneuvered to attack the mummy but missed with its bite.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Sorry for the delay in posting the last turn. I was sick for a fair chunk of the time and have been very busy at work. I will do my best to post turns in a timely manner assuming the players do the same.

Dust chokes the air in the large, open room. Webs cover the walls, but you can see the gleam of their glasslike surfaces in a few clear patches. The webs also blanket the walls to the south and cover the large statue in the center of the room. You can barely make out its features – it appears to be a man sitting on a throne. Tracks of humanoids are apparent leading from the door deeper into the chamber.

To the northeast are what appear to be four open sarcophagi.

As you enter the room, a swarm of bright red, fist-sized spiders boils out of the webs, rushing toward you. At the same time a human-shaped creature wrapped in webs shambles out from behind the web-shrouded statue. Its skin ripples as if many tiny creatures squirm inside, and through openings in its wrappings, you see flashes of red.

“My name is Sigur and this waterfall is my home. I am not the King for which this tomb was built.”

“Listen, evil ones have proceeded you into the tomb, where they will certainly be destroyed. The Betrayer is compelled to slay them, if the foul creature in the next room does not.”

“Who has gone ahead, you say? Well, I took them to be two hobgoblins, a goblin, a halfling and a strange humanoid of unknowable origins. I rushed them to the clutches of the evil spider that lives beyond.”

“It has learned I wish it ill, and it comes and goes in the night. I cannot watch this way in my sleep. My duty to guard these falls is more important than risking my life driving it from the tomb. Still, it is an abomination, and it must be destroyed. Weapons touched by virtue can harm the spider most easily.”

“Other evils lurk beyond. If you kill the spider, I will grant you my silvered battleaxe as reward and aid against what may lay further on.”

Sigur motioned you forward, providing assistance to those having trouble navigating the ledge. You navigated safely to the far door.